Obituaries

Jun 14, 2018

Alice Leona (Maier) Maier , 89, of Lenexa, Kansas, and former Russell resident, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018, at Sunrise of Lenexa, Kansas.

Alice was born August 2, 1928, on the family farm in north Barton County, the daughter of Fred and Mollie (Maier) Maier.  She was baptized as an infant at...

Jun 4, 2018

Letha Mae Harris , 81, of Russell, Kansas, died on Monday, June 04, 2018, at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas.

Letha was born on August 05, 1936, in Norton County Kansas, the daughter of George E. and Evelyn G. (Cramer) Hendrickson.  She grew up in the Norton county area and attended...

Jun 2, 2018

Wilmetta "Willie" Irene Gideon , 76, of Russell, Kansas, died on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Wilmetta was born on April 22, 1942, in WaKeeney, Kansas, the daughter of John W. and Pauline (Rohn) Dietz.  She grew up in the Trego County and WaKeeney area and...

Jun 2, 2018

Bryce Galen Morris , 26, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Bryce was born April 12, 1992 in Greensburg, Kansas, the son of Derek G. Morris and Michelle Kamenicky.  He grew up in Greensburg until his family moved to Russell during his junior high years.  Then he...

May 29, 2018

Kenneth J. Staggs , Jr., 81, died on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Wilson, Kansas, at the Wilson Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Kenneth was born on March 17, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Kenneth J. Sr. and Vida S. (Bell) Staggs.  He served his country by enlisting in the Army...

May 23, 2018

LeeAnne Emmons , 67, of Russell, Kansas, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

LeeAnne was born on November 24, 1950, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of Leon and Mary Ann (Sparks) Atkerson.  At a young age she moved to the Russell area and graduated from...

May 19, 2018

Kenneth Fredrick Lyle , 76, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

Kenneth was born may 21, 1941, in Alexandria, Kentucky, the son of Kenneth Key and Constance L. (Penquiley) Lyle.  He grew up and attended school in Alexandria.  At the...

May 15, 2018

Harold "Dean" Nuss , 84, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in Houston, Texas.

Dean was born on July 20, 1933, in Milberger, Kansas, the son of Harold and Esther (Blehm) Nuss.  He grew up in Milberger and the Russell County area and graduated from Russell High School in the...

May 9, 2018

Reverend Robert S Kreier, (Bob) , 89, of Salina, Kansas died on Wednesday, May 09, 2018, in Salina, Kansas.

Bob was born on  January 29, 1929, in Streator, Illinois the son of Gus and Tillie (Weber) Kreier.  His parents vowed to direct his life to the service of God after he contracted spinal...

Apr 29, 2018

David Ray Blake , 77, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at his home in Russell with his family by his side.

David was born November 18, 1940 in Augusta, Kansas, the son of Irwin and Esther Ila (Arnold) Blake. During the first grade, David and his family moved to...

Apr 29, 2018

Raymond H. Becker , 70, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at his home in Russell.

Raymond was born on November 06, 1947, in Osborne, Kansas, the son of Matt H. and Louise (Meier) Becker.  Raymond grew up in Osborne, Kansas on the family farm, and graduated from Osborne High...

Apr 29, 2018

Dr. Gerald John Thouvenelle , 67, long-time and well-respected veterinarian across central Kansas, and resident of Russell died in a fatal truck accident on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at the Russell Regional Hospital Emergency Room. He was born on February 14, 1951, in Fort Benning, GA, the son of Gerald Jack and Margaret Rose “Peggy” (Bibza)...

Apr 26, 2018

Carl Henry Rein , 94, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell.

Carl was born on September 13, 1923, in Russell, Kansas, the son of Henry and Katie (Foos) Rein.  He grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in 1941 and...

Apr 12, 2018

Benton L. Kennedy , 80, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Wilson Care and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson, Kansas.

Benton was born on June 12, 1937, in South Gorham, Kansas, the son of Gerald L. and Katherine A. (Nault) Kennedy.  He grew up in the Gorham and Bunker...

Apr 12, 2018

Elaine L. (Karst) Becker , 90, of Russell, Kansas, and formerly of Milberger, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Elaine was born January 5, 1928 in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Hubert and Martha (Nuss) Karst.  She grew up on the family farm near...

Apr 12, 2018

Jerald (Jerry) A. Ross , 67, was born December 12, 1950, at Russell, Kansas, the son of Lee E. and Mary Catherine (Quint) Ross, and died April 12, 2018, at his home.  Jerry graduated from Luray High School in 1969.  He loved high school sports and played football at Butler County Community College.  He then transferred...

Apr 8, 2018

Norma Lee Acheson , 84, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, April 08, 2018, at her home in Russell, Kansas.

Norma was born on December 10, 1933, in the Russell County, Kansas, area the daughter of William and Margaret (Reddig) Kuntzsch.  Norma grew up in Russell county and attended local county schools and...

Apr 3, 2018

Joyce J. Banbury , 83, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, April 03, 2018, at her home in Russell.

Joyce was born on August 24, 1934, in Holton, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Loreda (Godsey) Raymond.  She grew up in Smith Center, Kansas and graduated from High School in Topeka, Kansas in...

Apr 1, 2018

Rae Ellen D. (Strecker) Smith Pfeifer, 80, of Olathe, KS, passed away on Sunday, April 01, 2018 in Olathe, Kansas. She was born March 5, 1938, on the family farm of her grandparents, Emanuel and Ida (Ochs) Karst, southwest of Russell, KS. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward August and Alverda...

Apr 1, 2018

Richard Dean Krug , 71, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, April 01, 2018, at the Russell Regional Hospital. He went out with his boots on.

Richard was born on October 31, 1946, in Russell, Kansas, the son of Harvey Dean and Mittie Lavene (Ashley) Krug.  He grew up in Russell and graduated...